Hi there,
I keep the hardtop on my SS1 99% of the time. If I want to go topless - not a pretty sight - I'll wind the windows down & take the sunroof out (I store it behind the passengers seat). However the catch on the sunroof has broken & the repairs I've made aren't holding up particularly well

So my question is: were all the sunroofs fitted in SS1 hardtops the same type made by the same manufacturer? I suspect the answer will be a resounding "NO" but if they were all from the same manufacturer has anyone any idea who the manufacturer is/was? I've not really had a proper look but I can't see a manufacturer's name on mine. I'm happy to take & post a photo if this will help?

Many thanks for the reply - potentially of interest but mine's the pop up type (with a single central latch - over centre type) rather than a wind up/down unit, so yours is obviously a different make/model. It's really only the catch I need - the glass & surround are both fine - but it obviously needs to fit the glass & also mate into the bit attached to the roof itself.

Still working on the photos - it's been absolutely bouncing it down on & off today & the interior of the car has remained dry (a minor miracle in itself!) so I thought it best not to disturb the sunroof

Will try to get some sorted over the weekend. I've had a quick look on Ebay but can't find anything

The soft top on my 1600 is getting past it's best ( cracked screen, some stitching coming apart ) so last week I took it of for repair and fitted the hard top for the winter.

Since then of course the weather has been lovely and I'm missing the top down driving.

My hard top has a sunroof, but I can't open it. There must have been some sort of instructions on a label on the knob, but they have long since dropped off.

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The large knob does not want to turn either clock or anticlock and I'm reluctant to force it. There are a couple of " wing like " bits either side of the knob that look as if they might lock it somehow, but they don't want to move either. I've tried pulling, pushing, squeezing and rotating them ... no movement though.

Does anyone have this type of sunroof fitted? If so, perhaps you could give me some idea how it works. The sunnroof is perfectly water tight so I'm very reluctant to do anything to spoil that, but a bit more fresh air would be good while the good weather lasts.

Keith

1600 CVH SS1 1988
1400 CVH SS1 1987
Previous GTE 6b 1983
RSSOC 5432
The Scimitar SS1 is not so much a car as a lifestyle statement; it basically says "I'm mad, and I don't care".

The soft top on my 1600 is getting past it's best ( cracked screen, some stitching coming apart ) so last week I took it of for repair and fitted the hard top for the winter.

Since then of course the weather has been lovely and I'm missing the top down driving.

My hard top has a sunroof, but I can't open it. There must have been some sort of instructions on a label on the knob, but they have long since dropped off.

20181024_160411.jpg

The large knob does not want to turn either clock or anticlock and I'm reluctant to force it. There are a couple of " wing like " bits either side of the knob that look as if they might lock it somehow, but they don't want to move either. I've tried pulling, pushing, squeezing and rotating them ... no movement though.

Does anyone have this type of sunroof fitted? If so, perhaps you could give me some idea how it works. The sunnroof is perfectly water tight so I'm very reluctant to do anything to spoil that, but a bit more fresh air would be good while the good weather lasts.

Keith

It looks like mine if so it's leftie loose and righty tight mine does occasionally feel tight but spray with some plastic lubricant it should be ok